Friday, May 18, 2018

HELP WANTED: Build A Life that Works for You!

Did You Know: Women in Construction Enjoy Great Pay, Full Benefits and Paid Training

WHAT: Are you a woman interested in pursuing a career with great pay, full benefits and paid training? Here is your opportunity to learn more about what it takes to pursue a career in the union building trades. With a career in the building trades, you can take pride in building our cities and towns, while building a better life for yourself!

Tradeswomen Tuesdayis a monthly recruiting event designed to educate women about the benefits of pursuing a career with the union building trades. This forum provides an opportunity for interested applicants to meet with other women who are currently working in various construction trades. Tradeswomen share their stories about their pursuit for a career in construction and offer helpful tips and information to those seeking to follow a similar path.

WHO: Members of the Northeast Center for Tradeswomen’s Equity(NCTE), Tradeswomen, and women considering a career in the construction trades.

WHY:Tradeswomen Tuesdays, hosted by NCTE, is part of an innovative, statewide recruitment strategy designed to encourage more women to pursue a career in the union building trades. The Build A Life That Works campaign seeks to address an ongoing challenge in an innovative and impactful way by inspiring women to pursue a career in the union building trades as a viable path to equal pay for equal work, excellent benefits, and a better future. Currently, in Massachusetts tradeswomen comprise 5% of the workforce. This statewide effort aims to increase tradeswomen in the building trades to 20% by 2020.

The Build A Life That Works campaign taps into the insight that women could enjoy a rewarding career in the construction trades, if they would only consider the opportunity. To break down the barriers of awareness and consideration, Build A Life That Worksillustrates not just the benefits of a career with promising growth but also shares the great pride in building a legacy of Massachusetts developments. The campaign features real women in the building trades, now enjoying home ownership, quality time with their families, world travel and many more life moments and experiences, made possible with a career in construction.